RIOJAS v. STATE

No. 49616.

530 S.W.2d 298 (1975)

Pablo RIOJAS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Dissenting Opinion on Rehearing December 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene A. Garcia, Rockport, for appellant.

John H. Flinn, Dist. Atty., Sinton, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a felony conviction for possession of marihuana. The jury assessed punishment at five years' imprisonment.

On February 6, 1974, James Russell, a Rockport police officer, received information from a confidential informant that the appellant was in possession of marihuana at his residence. The informant told Russell that he had seen Riojas in the house with...

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